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EDUCATION
Oct. '99 – June '03 | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, IL
• Degree: B.F.A.
• Major: Art & Design, Concentration: Graphic Design
• Graduated with honors
• President of Student Design Group | AIGA student chapter

Summer '02 | Santa Reparata | Florence, IT
• Columbia College study abroad program
• Completed a collaborative book of letterpress & copper etchings

EXPERIENCE
Jan. '05 – Present | Uniglory | West Chicago, IL | Freelance
• Manage clients and projects
• Identity, Brand Development, Corporate Communications, Web Design, Web Development, Package Design, Sales Collateral, Book Design, Advertising, and Promotions

Feb. '05 – Sept. '07 | Highgate Cross + Cathey | Wheaton, IL | Sr. Graphic Designer & Print Communications Coordinator
• Project Management: initial client meeting, quote, strategy and concept, production, printing, and follow-up
• Work directly with corporate and non-profit clients
• Develop: brochures, identity, branding strategies, advertising, packaging, web design, HTML emails and more
• Manage junior and freelance designers: provide project expectations and creative direction
• Build relationships with vendors and clients

Highgate Clients include: Tyndale House Publishers, LTL Home Products, LifeWay, Northwest Community Hospital, Masterplan International, BroadWater Inc., Medtronics, Wheaton Graduate School, and many more.

July '03 – Feb. '05 | The Second City | Chicago, IL | Art Director
• Build dependable graphics department
• Manage projects, interns, freelancers and vendors
• Design: posters, press kits, flyers, playbills, ads, brochures, websites, and work with Petrick Design on brand strategies and building standards manual

Sept. '02 - Jan. '03 | Creative & Printing Services | Chicago, IL | Design Intern
• Managed multiple client projects at once
• One on one contact with clients
• Design: brochures, newsletters, posters and editorial layouts

July '00 - Sept. '02 | Design Associates | Chicago, IL | Jr. Designer
• Production work for Scott Foresman
• Layout pages for children's textbooks

SKILLS
• Adobe Creative Suite 3: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat
• Quark 5
• Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• BBedit, Transmit
• Dreamweaver

INTERESTS
Music, concerts, printmaking, bookmaking, watching movies, and hanging out with family and friends.